As the day progressed at the office. The hustle and bustle in the office filled the building with unflattering noises.
After doing her immediate work Ami settled on her chair just to catch a breath when she heard a few of the employees surrounding Peter, the entertainment reporter for "The Liberty" who has the access to all the latest scoops in the entertainment field. A very funny and charismatic guy who loves gossip and keeps the atmosphere lighthearted at the office.
"Wow, This dude is crazy." heard Ami which piqued her interest so she moved to the crowd to get more details.
"This is what happens when you have an insanely Rich daddy", said Marium.
"What happened?" asked Ami.
Peter asked Ami " Did you ever heard of The "Hennings" group?".
"Yes, of course, I have, they are our Country's biggest Conglomerate, spreading their wings in every field imaginable. They are a regular on the Forbes billionaire's list every year."
"ya, that's right, You know your stuff Ami, Color me impressed," replied Peter.
"Oh please Pete don't be such a tease, just spill the tea already." said, Ami.
"Alright, It's my humble request to every single lady in this building to sit down in their seats and listen carefully to what I am about to tell you," said Peter gaining the attention of every person in the building.
"The Owner of the Hennings Conglomerate's Son Keith Hennings had decided to get married, so The Hennings group is hosting a Nationwide competition for finding a Bride for the young master. Any woman can participate in this competition but their age must be between 22 to 30.," said Peter.
The office was filled with pin-drop silence for a moment. Everyone just looked at each other with complete shock as if they couldn't believe their ears.
Peter's enthusiasm dropped and he asked, "Are you guys ok?".
Sheena enquired " Are you serious? That man can have any woman to be his bride but still, he wants to have a whole ass competition to get married to any random girl."
"I know it is too good to be true but this is the fact. I even happen to know that the competition will take place on the 5th of the next month." Peter replied.
"He might be Gay, who is forced to get married for the sake of his family's reputation," said Gavin and everyone laughed awkwardly to digest what they just heard from Peter. Peter gave a disgusted look to Gavin as if He was Mr Keith Hennings.
"Where is the enthusiasm, ladies? I hoped by hearing this news all of you would be head over heels for this event. If I was a woman I would quit this pathetic job and stand in line for days to wait for the young master to come in his Mustang and save me from this bitter life." said Peter.
Everyone laughed their hearts out at Peter's eagerness to marry the Supposed young master only to realize that the Editor was lurking behind the background near the coffee machine and might have overheard everything.
All the smiling faces turned pale as if they have encountered a ghost. Peter seemed like his soul had left his body. Everyone was praying for Peter's life. It might be his last day in the office.
The Editor came close to Peter and everybody thought that Peter might get a slap across his face or worst would be thrown out of the office. Everyone was holding their beating hearts in the palm of their hands, preparing themselves for what they were about to witness.
When the Editor came Face-to-face with Peter, He flinched and made his neck tilt a little to the side as if he was preparing his face to get slapped.
"I never thought that I will say this but Peter you did a good job my boy", said the Editor. "My boy" these words made everyone in the office shocked as if Mr Suzui has been possessed by a Saintly ghost.
He then Acquired the central stage alongside Peter and gathered everyone's attention and said, "Listen, everyone What I'm about to tell you, might change the future of our Newspaper forever.", he piqued everybody's Interest.
"Peter, is this exclusive news?", he enquired.
"Yes, Sir I have got this news from one of my close friends who works for the Personnel Assistant for the young master, I, I mean Keith Hennings and I have verified it from a few of my sources as well", said Peter hesitantly.
"Does any other Media outlet know about it yet?" The Editor asked.
"No Sir, I don't believe it. It just slip out of his mouth as we were drunk one fine evening", replied Peter.
"Great, Now listen to me carefully, Everyone gets your pens and papers and is here in five minutes, Dismissed shouted Mr Suzui with a creepy smile on his face and rushed to his cabin.
Everyone was stunned to see him smile. " OH MY GOD", which demon possessed our Beloved Mr Suzui?", shouted Gavin.
"And it's all your fault Peter, the poor man had lost it all," said Sheena, pulling poor Peter's leg.
"I was terrified, I thought he would murder me in that instant," said Peter gaining his confidence and charisma back again.
"Be quick everyone, Boss might be here any moment ", said Ami as she was the first to get her pen and paper with her.
All the staff arranged their chairs as if they were in a classroom and Mr Suzui was their professor who is about to give a lecture.
Soon Mr Suzui came up with a black marker and a duster in his hands and a whiteboard followed him. Mr Suzui ordered to put the whiteboard down in such a way that everyone can see it and begins his lecture.
"First of all, Peter I would like you to join me here as well", Peter left his seat and stood next to Mr Suzui.
"As all of you are aware by the news our Peter had just shared with us. Mr Keith Hennings of the Hennings group is ready to find a bride and a Nationwide event is going to take place on the fifth of August, Our newspaper can achieve new heights if we are the first one to get this news out to the public", said Mr Suzui enthusiastically.
"Shun, I want this on the entire front page of tomorrow's newspaper, get all the details from Peter, and make sure you don't miss anything," said Mr Suzui.
"Yes Sir", replied Shun.
"Ami, I want a List of all the girls between ages 22 to 30 working in this office and don't forget to include yourself as well by 4:00," said Suzui.
"What the hell this Bastard is up to now", thought Ami and replied, "Yes Sir".
"Now guys as we only have 25 days starting from tomorrow, I want all of you to make the best of it. your hard work might pay off if you just follow as I say. As we are the first Newspaper to publish this story, we might get massive attention from the readers and other media outlets as well. As this news will create a great commotion in the world. "A Wealthy Heir's search for true love", this crap is straight out of a fairytale. The world will go berserk and I want my Newspaper to serving the readers what they want, all the latest nitty gritty details" said Mr Suzui.
"Sir, I agree with you but I have something to propose", said Shun. Shun is a pretty Serious guy who is kind and the only one Mr Suzui even cared to listen to.
"Yes Shun, you may," said Mr Suzui.
"Sir, as you know the target readers and listeners for this kind of news are teenagers, younger men and women who spend the majority of their time on the internet. So I propose that we should broaden our horizons and reach all these people via a website and a youtube channel. Everyone loves sensational click baits, and with this news as our debut on these platforms. We can have the desired outcomes. I know it's going to be a bit pricy but to be honest, if we blew over the internet then success will be at our feet, said Shun calmly.
Mr Suzui thought for a moment and instantly agreed to Shun's proposal which stunned everyone for a while.
Ami wondered if this was the same man who spent about four months thinking about replacing a broken printer. Everyone loved this new boss, who is considering everyone's suggestions left and right, they wonder if they can ask for a pay raise in the heat of the moment.
"And one more thing, All the eligible Unmarried women in this building will participate in this competition." said the Editor.
"What why Sir, is it a publicity stunt for the Newspaper?" asked Gavin curiously.
"No, I want all the grounds covered. In this competition, any woman between the ages of 22 to 30 can take part regardless of their working background. So, hear me out Girls I am giving you a chance to be the Young Master's bride but you have to be my eyes and report to me back everything you will see and hear at that event," maybe you get lucky and get married to that Young Master." said Mr Suzui.
"yes sir, this is a great idea, we can be a newspaper that gives all the nitty gritty details exclusively from the event. With the help of my acquaintance I will make sure that our girls reach far in this competition.", said Peter.
"That's the spirit my boy," replied Mr Suzui.
"Sir, do we have to resign from our jobs? as we might be spending most of our time there and won't be able to work in the office.", enquired Sheena.
"No, Sheena just consider it as a paid vacation. I just want the exclusive news from the event, That's all. All of the girls participating in the event just had to sign a contract which states that you won't reveal that you work for a Newspaper and you have to give me all the details no matter what, Failure in doing so will lead to immediate expulsion from the job and I will personally make sure that no other Media outlet will hire you in the future. If you exit the competition or by any luck you get married to the Young Master, the contract will be terminated, so you can live your life without being a spy for me.", said Mr Suzui.
"Now that's the Machiavellian Suzui, I knew.", thought Ami and was disgusted by Mr Suzui's plan to rise to the top. It's beneath her dignity.
Peter was on cloud nine after hearing his boss's words and jumped in and said, "Sir, I will also want to accompany our girls to provide them assistance along with my friend. This can improve their chances, I can take a job in the Hennings group with my friend's help if I have your consent."
"Peter, Peter Where you had been hiding your true potential, "MY BOY", I am impressed by your work. I will consider giving you a pay raise. You know what, If everything turns out how we planned, I promised a pay raise to everyone in the office, said Mr Suzui.
Everyone in the office could not believe their ears, It all seemed like a dream.
Ami was in utter shock she pinched herself just a little to make sure she wasn't daydreaming."
A pay raise", since the day she had joined this office Mr Suzui had tried his best to ignore the suggestions of increasing the salary for the employees and now he is promising all the employees, a pay raise.
She was excited and couldn't wait to tell her mother about it.
"Everybody, I am making Peter and Shun the head of this project. Peter will be on the Site with the girls and Shun will do all the work from the office regarding this event whereas the rest of you will do your regular work. Shun, make a team of all the people you need to help you, take as many people you want. I expect nothing but great work from you and Peter, everyone in this project will not make any move on their own without you, you are the head of the project. Someone who defies Peter had to deal with me", said Mr Suzui.
Peter felt like a newly crowned Prince with this new power in his hands but he was determined to take the charge and sail this ship to the end.
Mr Suzui left for his cabin after revealing his plan. Everyone in the office was super excited about this new plan as if they had to save the world from an alien invasion. Various discussions were held in the office, and everyone is analysing the situation and giving their best suggestions to the heads of the project.
Ami knew Shun was a hard worker but seeing Peter doing work is something she was not used to. She started to make a list of all the women in the office who fits the eligibility criteria for the competition.
There were a total of five women who can take part in this competition including Ami herself.
So she gave the list to the Editor in the cabin and saw Peter there discussing something with Mr Suzui.
Mr Suzui said " Ami, you will collect all the data from the participants and make a report for every single day in the competition." said Mr Suzui.
"Sir, am I going there too?", enquired Ami surprisingly.
" Yes you are," said Mr Suzui.
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